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What after Ajit Pawar? Maharashtra politics in conundrum
Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as president after John Kennedy’s assassination on the very aircraft the slain leader’s body, as per the US laws governing presidential succession. Rajiv Gandhi was made the…
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Merger of Maharashtra’s NCP factions very much on course: Sources
Mumbai: The proposed merger of two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) factions – each headed by Ajit Pawar, who was killed in a plane crash two days ago, and his uncle Sharad Pawar…
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Mumbai cab driver held for charging tourist Rs 18k for 400-metre ride
Mumbai: A 50-year-old taxi driver has been arrested for allegedly charging a US tourist a whopping Rs 18,000 in what may have been the most expensive 400-metre ride through the Mumbai traffic,…
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Ajit Dada Amar Rahe: Slogans, tears as villagers mourn Pawar at his home
Baramati: Hundreds of mourners thronged the residence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at his native village Katewadi near Baramati in Maharashtra on Thursday morning, January 29, to pay their last…
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Pilot opted ‘missed approach’, says firm owner over Baramati plane crash
Mumbai: VK Singh, owner of VSR Ventures whose aircraft carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar crashed in Baramati on Wednesday, January 28, said the pilot apparently could not see the runway…
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NCP’s future at stake after Ajit Pawar’s death: Political analysts
Mumbai: The tragic and untimely demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on Wednesday, January 28, has not only left a vacuum in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led…
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Condolenses pour in after Ajit Pawar dies, Mamata demands SC probe
Since the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Ajit Pawar in a tragic plane crash on Wednesday, January 26, various political leaders, businesspersons and actors have…
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Will talk tomorrow: Father of attendant recalls her last words before crash
Mumbai: His voice filled with emotion and his eyes welling up, a distraught Shivkumar Mali said his daughter had promised to speak to him “tomorrow,” but that moment will never come. His…
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In bizarre incident, 3-year-old killed as loudspeakers falls on her
Mumbai: A three-year-old girl was killed after two loudspeakers, installed as part of Republic Day celebrations, fell on her in Mumbai’s Vikhroli area, police said on Wednesday, January 28. The incident occurred…
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Here’s the sequence of events leading to Ajit Pawar’s plane crash
Mumbai: The Bombardier Learjet 45XR aircraft carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others was reportedly attempting a second landing at the Baramati Airport when it crashed on Wednesday, January…
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Who was Ajit Pawar, the blunt, powerful seven-time deputy CM of Maharashtra
Mumbai: Early Wednesday morning, January 28, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash in Baramati in Maharashtra’s Pune district. Known for his often blunt remarks, Ajit Anantrao Pawar,…
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Maharashtra’s 4-lane flyover suddenly narrows into 2 lanes
Thane: A new flyover in Mira-Bhayander, part of Mumbai’s Metro Line 9 project, has sparked controversy over a sudden reduction in the number of lanes from four to two, sparking safety concerns…
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MNS should have discussed before backing Eknath Shinde: Shiv Sena (UBT)
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) should have informed the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) about its decision to join hands with Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena in the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation, a…
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AIMIM corporator apologises after ‘paint Mumbra green’ remark backlash
Hyderabad: Newly elected All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Mumbra corporator, Sahar Yunus Shaikh, has apologised for her controversial “paint Mumbra green” remark, days after it triggered strong criticism. The 22-year-old submitted a…
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Maharashtra: 6 held for kidnapping, assaulting man over Rs 2,000 note theft
Mumbai: Police in Maharashtra’s Nashik district have arrested six persons for kidnapping and assaulting a man allegedly involved in the `theft’ of a container full of Rs 2,000 notes worth “Rs 400…
